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The Missing Connection Between Money, People, and Wellness with Joan Sotkin – SASM 074
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2015-05-182020-08-03

This episode features Joan Sotkin with a simple, instant mindset shift to control your money worries, how to become someone who doesn’t fear losing anything, why were not designed to have abundance (and why nothingness is so important), plus what happens when you eliminate sugar from your diet for 42 years.

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From Desperately Lost to Intentionally Found: 5 Years of Striking Personal Renaissance Highs (and a Few Lows) – SASM 072
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2015-04-202020-08-03

You’re invited to celebrate Joel’s five-year personal renaissance anniversary with a special podcast episode about some crazy experiments, the most amazing communities, resources in the “Refuge of Simplicity,” and wild speculation about the next five years.

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Simplify, Organize, and Minimize: Meet Your New Friend, Streamline, with Tico and Tina – SASM 070
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2015-03-232020-10-24

This episode features David and Christina (a.k.a. Tico and Tina) on how to make life happen for you instead of happen to you, the mysterious link between productivity and a minimalist lifestyle, how to love yourself (and others) by embracing your inner tensions, and how “streamlining” supports a simple life.

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How to Create Power, Intention, and Focus with Morning Rituals – SASM 068
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2015-02-232020-08-03

Do you know the misunderstood – but essential – difference between routine and rituals? What do morning rituals have to do with sharing my complete, unedited, and previously private daily promises? You’re about to get some answers … and learn even more (like why maintenance is for gardens and machines, not humans.)

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How to Align Your Money, Values, and Dreams with Sophia Bera – SASM 067
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2015-02-092020-10-24

This episode features Sophia Bera on how to remove the distractions costing you time and money, what to do about student debt, and how to use your money to match your values (and achieve your dreams).

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How to Redefine Rich, Grow Gratitude, and Be Happily Humble with Matt Ham – SASM 063
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2014-12-152020-08-03

Matt Ham joins Joel Zaslofsky and his special co-host, Andy Traub, to discuss the true meaning of being rich, replacing shattered dreams with better ones, why you need to plant gratitude early and often, and how 0.2 millimeters of skin might have saved Matt’s life.

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How to Be a Giving Tree – SASM 058
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2014-09-222020-08-03

This episode features Joel channeling raw emotion into ways that you can be your own giving tree. Abundance is everywhere … regardless of whether or not you’ve been inspired by Shel Silverstein’s book, The Giving Tree. Here’s how you can spread it.

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How to Get the Big Tiny House Life with Dee Williams – SASM 057
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2014-09-082020-08-03

This episode features Dee Williams discussing the “bigness” of tiny house life, the profound freedom she’s found by downsizing, what a “perfect storm of awakening” looks like, and how she reshaped her life by confronting death (over and over).

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Why World Domination Summit Has More Magic than 100 Unicorns (#WDS2014 Recap) – SASM054
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2014-08-042020-08-03

This episode features Joel Zaslofsky’s curated recap of World Domination Summit 2014 (#WDS2014). Are you ready for surprising stories about “The Strider,” why you need to learn the value of Ho’oponopono, and how imperfect action leads to amazing opportunity? Just press play.

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SASM 052 – Why Simple is So Complex with Duane Elgin, Vicki Robin, John de Graaf, Cecile Andrews, and Jerome Segal
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2014-07-142020-08-03

This episode features Vicki Robin, Duane Elgin, John de Graaf, Cecile Andrews, and Jerome Segal discussing the nature of simple living and whether we should embrace simplicity … or complexity. It’s five former or current simple living all-stars at once, all lined up just for you.

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SASM 049 – How to Have Plenty of Anything (Including Wild Money) with Luna Jaffe
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2014-06-022020-08-03

This episode features Luna Jaffe as we discuss Wild Money, the debate between “enough” and “plenty,” and what the voice of money sounds like (seriously).

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SASM 044 – How to Find the Crossroads of Passion and Simplicity with Mohamed Tohami
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2014-03-172020-08-03

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Mohamed Tohami of Midway Simplicity as we discuss finding your passion, decluttering anything, how to stop your paycheck from controlling your life, and why simple-living is addictive.

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SASM 036 – How to Turn Dreams into Reality with Warren and Betsy Talbot
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2013-12-022020-08-03

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Warren and Betsy Talbot. We talk about turning a vision into a lifestyle, making huge deadlines (and actually nailing them), unconventional simplicity, and how to get rid of “it.”

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SASM 033 – Positive Addictions and UNdefining Yourself with Sarah Peck
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2013-10-212020-08-03

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Sarah Peck as we discuss positive addictions, undefining yourself, value-oriented work, and how to have self-compassion (even when changes come too slowly).

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When Was Your Last Creativity Checkup (and Are You Still Healthy)?
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2013-09-052020-08-03

Is that desire to consume less and create more burning strong? Maybe you need to get it lit? Join the Continuous Creation Challenge to plan, rock, and support others in letting their inner “something” run free.

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Ask the Community: How Do You Get Off a Roller Coaster? (and Feeling the “Tsh Tsh” Again)
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2013-09-022020-10-24

Find out how Value of Simple readers get off a roller coaster of emotions when things are getting them down. Maybe you have some insight to share too?

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SASM 028 – How to Grow Abundance and Combat Stagnation with Charlie Gilkey
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2013-08-122020-08-03

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Charlie Gilkey. We talk about how a philosopher becomes a warrior, why most things you want won’t get you what you need, types of abundance, the small business cycle… and more.

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How to Experience Curating with FAOCAS: “F” is for Filter
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2013-08-052020-08-03

You can be Experience Curating in no time by living intentionally and creating amazing internal filters. Here’s how to rock the “F” (Filter) in FAOCAS.

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42 Unusual Ideas To Power Your Remarkable Life (WDS2013 Recap)
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2013-07-222020-10-24

How many unusual ideas can one man experience in four days at the World Domination Summit? Plenty… not to mention amazing people, conversations, and food.

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Your Community (Part 2): Their Questions, Struggles, and Triumphs
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2013-06-242020-10-24

Kristie, Jay, and Chris share their questions, struggles, and triumphs with all of us. See how your community *really* deals with living a simplified, organized, and money wise existence.

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SASM 024 – Reinventing Yourself and Rapidly Reframing Misfortune with Adam Shepard
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2013-06-172020-08-03

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Adam Shepard. We discuss reinventing yourself, reframing misfortune, why budgeting is sexy, life-changing $10 purchases, living in a homeless shelter, and much more.

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SASM 023 – How to Curate and Informational Nurses with Robin Good
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2013-06-032020-08-03

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Robin Good, curation master. We discuss curating (of course), how to be an informational nurse, getting a big slice of “P.I.E.,” the limits of Google search results, and forming alliances with similarly passionate people.

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SASM 022 – Minimalism, Intentional Living, and Being the Best You with Joshua Becker
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2013-05-202020-10-24

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Joshua Becker and his perspective on practical minimalism. We discuss the limits of minimalism, how to live intentionally, the pros and cons of competition, and being the best you that you can be.

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SASM 021 – Residual Income and Minimal Experiences with Natalie Sisson
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2013-05-062020-08-03

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Natalie Sisson and her perspective on building freedom in business and adventure in life. We discuss the seeds of awesomeness, generating residual income streams, minimalist experiences of non-minimalists, and “Tall Poppy Syndrome.”

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SASM 018 – Productivityists and Asking the Right Questions with Mike Vardy
ByJoel Zaslofsky 2013-03-212020-08-03

This Smart and Simple Matters show features Mike Vardy and his perspectives on productivity. We discuss the seeds of awesomeness, why “why?” is the best question to ask (and when), “status battles,” and a whole new meaning of being productive.

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